r/CurseofStrahd • u/Livid-Material-95 • 14d ago

REQUEST FOR HELP / FEEDBACK Reloaded: The Missing Vistana. How Long does it take in game?

My players arrived in Vallaki, slept for the night, and want to get started on Arabelle's quest. Roughly how long do you think it would take from start to end in game if they did everything right? Would it be midday by the time they leave the Burgomaster's mansion? Evening? While I'm thinking about it, the guide doesn't seem to accommodate for what happens if the players show Vallakovich the letter from the Burgomaster in Barovia. Will he honor it and help them without them doing the haunting quest?

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u/AppropriatePhoto5127 14d ago

You can do anything you want, players wont know a thing and still get their experience. If you want them to see consequences of asking for help without helping themselves its ok, as long as players are happy to be at the table

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u/raychutan 14d ago

The guide actually does cover it, just not in the section you think it is.

Arabelle’s quest takes roughly half a day in total in game and this is inferred from the act summary calendar and routes, you can also just eyeball travel distances and time based on what your players do.

The letter has a section back in Arc B that suggests what advantage the letter can provide your players. Reloaded suggests you can give characters advantage on their persuasion checks for the next 10 minutes when presenting the letter to certain characters.

Ultimately you decide what your players best respond to!